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COPYRIGHT   APPLIED    FOR,    SEPTEMBER,    1898 

BY 

F.    H.    ABBOTT 

314-316  BATTERY  STREET,  SAN  FRANCISCO 
PRINTER  AND  PUBLISHER 


THE    COLORS 


COLONEL   JOHN   R.    BERRY 


Commaudin 


iing  Seventh  California  Infantry,  U.  S.  V.,  of  the  First  lirigade 
Independent  Division,  Eighth  Army  Corps,  I'hillipine 
Islands  Expeditionary  Forces 


FIELD  AND  STAFF 


1.  JOHN  R.  BERRY,   Colonel  Commanding 

2.  WM.  G.  SCHREIBER    .  Lieutenant-Colonel 

3.  FRANK  C.  PRKSCOTT Major  First  Battalion 

4.  DANA  R.  WELLER Major  Second  Battalion 

5    WM.  O.  WELCH Major  Third  Battalion 

7.  HERBERT  D.  ALFONSO Captain  and  Adjutant 

DANIEL  C.  WILLIAMS First  Lieutenant  and  Quartermaster 

6.  JAMES  J.  CHOATE Major  and  Chief  Surgeon 

WM.  W.  ROBLEE Captain  and  Assistant  Surgeon 

8.  PHILIP  N.  RUSSELL 

9.  IK  A  B.  LADD 

10.  ALFRED  S.   CLARK Captain  and  Chaplain 

11.  HARVEY  E.  HIGBEY First  Lieutenant  and  Battalion  Adjutant 

12.  JOHN  D.  FREDERICKS.    .  .     " 
15.  CHARLES  P.  FENNER " 

14.  LOUIS  S.  CHAPPELEAR,  First  Lieut,  and  Acting  Commissary  Officer 

13.  JOHN  W.  HAMMONS  .  .  .  .First  Lieut,  and  Acting  Ordnance  Officer 


H  9 


II  13 


FIELD    AND    STAFF 


NON-COMMISSIONED  STAFF 


7.  RAYMOND  I.  FOLLMER  Sergeant- Major 

6.    JOHN  H.  SULLIVAN  . .  .  ..  Quartermaster  Sergeant 

5     ED\V.  G.  BRADLEY .  .  .  .Chief  Musician 

8.  ROBERT  BURNS .  .  .  Principal  Musician 

1.  PAUL  HEYDENREICH     . 

3.  ARNOTT  L,.  MARSH  Hospital  Steward 

2.  IRA  A.  ALLEN 

4.  J.    NORRIS    lyOTHROP 


Allen,  F.  W. 
Barry,  R.  S. 
Cook,  J.  J. 


HOSPITAL  CORPS 

Hill,  M.  J. 
Hodgson,  R.  C. 
Newman,  R.  ]. 
San  born,  F.  H. 


Stone,  C.  M. 
Torrev,  R.  S. 
Twogood,  F.  D. 


FIRST    BATTALION    MARCHINC, 


FIRST    BATTALION    AT    REST 


'A    PAIR    OF    GOVERNMENT    SHOES 


Ayer,  M  C 
Byers,  R  C 
Bryan,  C  M 
Beckwith,   Herbert 
Barbour,  Frank 
Barclay,  E  D 
Brooke,  J  M 
Barbo  ur,  F  S 
Bingham,  F  J 
Chapman,  F  C 
Colldweih,  F 
Cox,  E  E 
Catherwood,  Frank 
Carr,  G  S 


Dodson,  T  B  f 
Drury,  Walter  T 
Devine,  E  O 
Ellis,  J  E 
Farmer,  W  M 
Gillespie,  Frank 
Goldring,  E  F 
Gentry,  C  K 
Hall,  C  L 
Harvev,  Wm 
Israel,"  H  C 
Jenkins,  E  S 
Johnson,  Fred 
Jolls,  Nugent 


COMPANY 


San   Diego 


RICHARD  V.  DODGE 

JOHN  C.  MIELKE 

GEORGE  T.  LEMON.. 


.   Captain  Commanding 

First  Lieutenant 

.  .  Second  Lieutenant 


First  Sergeant H.  S.  Johnstone 

Quartermaster  Sergeant     C.  E.  Chase 

Duty  Sergeant H.  C.  Ayres 

J.  M.  Smith 

F.  A.  Heilbron 

A.  E.  Wright 

Corporal C.  B.  Ogden 

E.  H.  Donn 

J.  M.  Loosh 

A.  M.  Pullman 

.  .E.  Dobler 


Krause,  H  C 
Kingston,  J  R 
Lapp,  J  F 
Lee,  Frank 
Lemon,  H  C 
Lyons,  \V  C 
Lemon,  O  J 
Maddox,  J  N 
Mailander,  F  A 
Marshall,  H  R 
Marshall,  O  I) 
Martinson,  C  H 
Miller,  W  J 
Moulton,  M  M 


Mix,  Howard 
McDernioth,  C  A 
McNealy,  C  F 
McCleary,J  F 
McKenzie,  George 
McClain,  R  D 
McConaughy,  G  F, 
McCollen,  A  J 
McDonald,  Allan 
Noble,  G  \V 
Parsons,  H  L 
Plaisanse,  Chas 
Powers,  Edward 
Peddor,  Aubrey 


Corporal  .  . 


Waggoner 
Artificer  . 
Musician 


F.  A.  Gillen 

.  .  .  N.  C.  Hansen 

R.  B.  Miller 

C.  T.  Tichborne 

.  .  .John  Warren 

.  .  .    P.  E.  Woods 

.  .  .  G.  R.  Minter 

G.  W.  Horder 

.  .  .L.  H.  Arnold 

.  .  H.   S.  Griffith 


Phillips,  FJ 

Traver,  W  A 

Rauch,  D  D 

Tupper,  F  W 

Roberts,  A  K 

Thompson,  W  M 

Robert,  Z 

Thompson,  E  E 

Rude,  R  O 

Thompson,  D 

Russell,  J  P 

Tossell,  W  F 

Rees,  S  T 

Treanor,  A  B 

Sampson,  D  G 

Villa,  Jose 

Scott,  J  R 

Warner,  George  * 

Slack,  J  W 

Worden,  A  D 

Stowell,  R  L 

Wheeler,  J  W 

Swycaifer,  J 

Wilson,  J  D 

Sikes,  G  P 

Watkins,  J  A 

Severin,  George 

Yates,  Henry 

Standish,  E  M 

*  Deserted  June  22,  '98 

"B"    COMI'ANY  — SAN    DIEGO 


"  FATIGUE  " 


COMPANY 


Riverside 


CHAvS.  F.  PANN 
H.  J.  BEDWELL... 
CHAS.  B.  BAYLEY 


.  .  .  Captain  Commanding 

First  Lieutenant 

Second  Lieutenant 


First  Sergeant H.  E.  Mitchell 

Quartermaster  Sergeant      .j.  T.  Short 

Duty  Sergeant F.  I).  Battles 

John  W.  Horton 

.  .  .  .Win.  E.  Thompson 

E.  R.  Nicholson 

Corporal C.  J.  Baldwin 

F.  J.  Cox 

D.  F.  Bell 

G.  B.  Cox 

.  E.  A.  Meacham 


Corporal E.  C.  Johnson 

P.  N.  Van  Slyck 

W.  P.  Pann 

C.  C.  Jarvis 

A.  D.  Gage 

* J.  D.  Boyd 

E.  A.  Merwin 

Waggoner F.  K.  Barney 

Musician    Bernard  Goss 

"  C.  F.  Chamberlain 


Bloom,  S  M 
Bollinger,  PJ 
Babcoclc,  W  T 
Burnham,  L  J 
Brimacombe,  W  II 
Ball,  D  A 
Beldin,  C  B 
Bowen  H 
Bell,  A  D 
Bryan,  J  G 
Bridenstine,  Frank 
Cook,  J  J  * 
Cover,  C  A 
Campbell,  G  H 
Cunningham,  H  S 


Craig,  \V  D 
Craig,  Louis 
Cleveland,  J  C 
Cleveland,  F  R 
Chandler,  H  S 
Cameron,  Dave 
Dix,  T  H 
Ditto,  R  L 
Donahue,  C 
Evans,  Wallace 
Elwell,  F  E 
Fairchild,  Bert 
Fairchild,  D  G 
Funk,  Cecil 
Gardner,  Edgar 


Gessler,  Herman 
Grant,  Edw 
Goodrich,  H  E 
Godfrey,  F  E 
Goforth,  C  P 
Hart,  E  A 
Hamer,  J  R 
Haskell,  Henry 
Harris,  M  L 
Hansen,  H  L 
Henderson,  R  L 
Hoogandvk,  Win 
Horton,  F  M 
Jacobson,  Jacob 
Jones,  F  C 


Kniss,  Fred 
Runz,  Nicholas 
Kratz,  Gustave 
La  Rue,  Scott 
Labodie,  RT 
Law,  Alex 
Lewis,  H  L 
Loer,  Frank 
Moriarty,  D  A 
Marsh,  W  J 
Meyer,  R  V 
Mercer,  Edw  II 
Mort,  O  H 
Mort,  E  W 
Mack,  C  O 


Nelson,  H  F 
Newcombe,  D  A 
Noland,  D  V 
Nicol,  T  M 
Twogood,  F  D  * 
Potneroy,  G  H 
Pomeroy,  Floyd 
Petterson.J  P 
Painter,  W  H 
Preston,  Lawrence 
Patton,  M  A 
Parsons,  E  H 
Rohrer,  C  W 
Reck,  J  W 
Ralph,  S  H 


Russell,  G  B 
Robuck,  Herbert 
Strong,  W  R 
Scott,  George 
Schultz,  J  J 
Taylor,  G  D 
Thornton,  J  N 
Timmons,  Jos  II 
Tobias,  Harry 
Van  Meter,  Jesse 
Williams,  A  G 
Young,  J  M 

*  Transferred 


'M"    COMPANY  —  RIVERSIDE 


COMPANY 


San  Bernardino 


O.  P.  SLOAT Captain  Commanding 

WM.  C.  SECCOMBE First  Lieutenant 

ARTHUR  K.  HALPIN..          .  .Second  Lieutenant 


First  Sergeant J.  1).  Mathews 

Quartermaster  Sergt.,  W.  A.  Rowntree 

Duty  Sergeant W.  G.  Bodkin 

C.  S.  Rollins* 

B.  W.  Allen 

D.  W.  Strong 

Corporal ' D.  L.  Noble 

"        A.  J.  Rodgers 

"        F.  J.  Atkinson 

J.  P.  Doyle 


Corporal A.  B.  Gazzolo 

J.  D.  Whitlock 

I.  S.  Martin 

John  Hall 

E.  I.  Cleveland 

E.  L.  Barrows 

C.  A.  King 

Waggoner A.  N.  Peck 

Artificer N.  S.  Young 


Musician . 


A    CAMP    COURTSHIP 

A;lams,  J  Q 

Averill,  John 

Baker,  Frank 

Barrow,  L  R 

Batchelor,  S  G 

Baxter,  \V  T 

Beattie,  A  J 

Binckley,  C  E 

Brill,  Arthur 

Brooks,  Leonard 

Brown,  N  N 

Butler,  D  P 

Coburn,  L  A 

Cole,  J  I 

Conant,  P  B 

Storm,  J  A 
Swing,  G  W 
Tarbox,  T  H 
Taylor,  Clyde 
Tyler,  E  B 
U'Ren,  W  F 


Cooper,  W  S 
Corkhill,  C  C 
Cox,  Riland 
Craig,  Andrew 
Cram,  J  E 
Crawford,  C  E 
Davies,  W  P 
Davis,  H  G 
Davis,  E  L 
Dolan,  J  P 
Dubbs,  W  H  f 
Duncan,  Starkey 
Eshelman,  A  A 
Frantz,  A  D 
Fremlin,  R  A 


Walton,  Arthur 
Wever,  J  L 
Weed,  T  G 
Weil,  J  C 
White,  L  G 
Whitlock,  G  E 


Glaze,  R  B 
Gulley,  Cuthbert 
Hawley,  R  T 
Hendley,  G  W 
Hospelhorn,  Jas. 
Horton,  E  H 
Howell,  E  L 
Houck,  B  L 
Johnson,  M  E 
Johnson,  V  T 
Johnston,  Harry 
Keller,  A  H 
Ketchum,  Grove 
LaNeice,  Edwin 
LaRue,  Wm 


Lauterborn,  G  F, 
Lefler,  C  H 
Magill,  J  A 
Mann,  J  B 
Miller,  Charles 
Mitchell,  L  E 
Mort,  TG 
McDonald,  C  K 
Morton,  W  M 
Mourniiig  H 
Nelson,  Robt 
Nicholson,  C  H 
Osborn,  G  G 
Plants,  L  W 
Powell,  R  C 

Williams,  C  A 

Williamson,  W  B 

Worley,  J  L 

Young,  J  W 
t  Died  July  24,  1898 
*  Died  July  22,  1898 


Purcell,  John 
Ralston,  W  H 
Rameriz,  J  O 
Reat,  Chas 
Ritchie,  T  G 


.  D.  S.  Brown 

Scott,  F  W 
Sibbett,  D  H 
Singer,  F  W 
Smith,  K  E 
Stoliker,  J  W 


A    CAMP    WEDDING 


''K"    COMPANY  —  SAN    BERNARDINO 


A     ROYAL    FKAST 


COMPANY 


Redlands 


GEORGE  S.  BIGGIN Captain  Commanding 

GEORGE  M.  SMALLWOOD  .  . .  First  Lieutenant 
LEWIS  PALMTAG..  .  .Second  Lieutenant 


First  Sergeant G.  E.  Cryer      Corporal . 

Quartermaster  Sergeant.  .  Frank  Cook 

Duty  Sergeant H.  F.  H.  Brown 

"  L.  K.  Brown 

J.  E.  Hosking 

"  Jacob  Kircher 

Corporal E.  S.  Logic 

"        W.H.Fletcher      Waggoner 

"        C.  F.  Ford      Artificer.  .  . 

"         A.  G.  Reynolds       Musician 

"  .  .O.  L.  Burton 


Geo.  A.  Weber 

A.  R.  Weltou 

Chas.  J.  Johnson 

Arthur  W.  Hunt 

John  A.  Mack 

Will  L.  Fowler 

.  .  .  Harry  C.  Lockwood 

J.  G.  Baldridge 

A.  C.  Sherman 

Chas.  Danielson 


Allen,  Jos 
Alder,  J  II 
Arnold,  W  E 
Arnold,  II  T 
Ball,  F  L 
Bender,  W  W 
Bickford,  J  Ii 
Brooks,  Peter 
Brown,  A  C 
Brown,  A  P  A 
Butler,  G  J 
Carlson,  I) 
Caldwell,  GJ 
Condit,  J  C 
Conklin,  C 


Cook,  Waide 
Corbin,  F  T 
Cousins,  G  G 
Cryer,  Frank 
Cummins,  Oliver 
Curless,  Frank 
Daniels,  E 
Dicks,  F  S 
Dickie,  Peter 
Dixon,  W  W 
Earle,  J  F 
Ferguson,  C  R 
Ferguson,  W  T  J: 
Foster,  C  E 
Foster,  W  E 


Fowler,  H  A 
Goth,  O  A 
Goth,  O  A  O 
Graver,  C 
Greason,  P  B 
Gwin,  J  M. 
Gwin,  L  B 
Gwynn,  H  C 
Hancock,  A 
Heidt,  C 
Hettman,  J  D 
Hinckley,  H  S 
Hunt,  C  A 
Irons,  N  B 
Johnson,  J  P 


Kincher,  J  S 
King,  W  F 
Knapp,  G  \V 
Kline,  C  A 
Ladwig,  O 
Larbig,  C 
Lewis,  M  J 
Lukens,  E  B 
Lyman,  C 
Marske,  Wm  t 
McCormick,  H  H 
McGrady,  A  J 
Michael  is,  T  J 
Millard,  Augustus 
O'Brien,  T  j 


O'Dca,  Jno 
Pettit,  \\'m  II 
Preston,  F  C 
Reece,  \V  II 
Reising,  Adam 
Roberts,  B  L 
Ross,  W  H 
Rhodes,  A  J 
Rucher,  C  L 
Scott,  NC 
Scheppard,  A  C 
vSherrard,  M  D 
Shorey,  M  E 
Tilden,  C  F 
Tinimonds,  W  D 


Thomas,  F 
Toll,  Jno. 
Valdez,  F  J 
Wallace,  H  F 
Wiedey,  F  H 
Willett,  G 
Williams,  O  V 
Woodbury,  E  M 
Wood,  L  ]  * 

J;  Died  July  30,  iSgS 
t  Died  July  28,  1898 
*Died  July  4,  1898 


COMPANY — REDLANDS 


RALLYING    TO    MEET    AN    ATTACK 


SECOND    BATTALION    AT    REST 


THE    WILD    MAN    OK    RORNKU 


Allen,  W  G 
Adams,  I  S 
Brown,  C  C 
Buchanan.J  H 
Buchanan, R  W 
Buchanan,  C  F 
Banbury,  George 
Baubury , M  S 
Baubury,  Thomas 
Barrett ,  J  E 
Barthelemy,  A  P 
liatchelder,  G  A 
Bandel,  A  H 
Beneke,  L  F 


Bedbury,  WS 
Bland,  J  M 

Clyde,  C  E 
Cooper,  F  G 
Cox,  N  H 
Copping,  W  H 
Clark, F  L 
Chamberlain,  H  W 
Conger,  H 
Culver,  E  B 
Childs,  F  B 
Cowes,  W  H 
Davis,  T  B 
Douglass,  W  E 


COMPANY 


Pasadena 


HARRY  LA  V.  TWINING  First  Lieutenant 

F.   G.  THAVRR 

Second  Lieutenant- 

First  Sergeant.  .  .  . 

S.  M.  Dearth 

Corporal 

F.  H.   Burtt 

Quartermaster  Sergeant  G.  Metz 

.  .     F.  H.  Nixson 

Dutv  Senreant                      T.   A    (^r\(rtr^ 

P   G  Garlick 

MhJ       VJ^i^^tl. 

E.  J.  Packard 

.S  A.  McCormick 

.1..  D.  Collins 

W.  S.  Kevler 

"         "         '.".'. 

.      H.  E.  Stebbins 

.  .  .   W.  H.  Thrall 

Corpora]  

A.  C.  Jones 

\YaLt^oner 

C    D    McKee 

E.  G.  Weil 

¥   "£,£^"" 

Artificer  

J.  L.  DeGroot 

'i 

.  j.  E.  Coleston 

Musician  

F.  R.  Jones 

" 

r.  E.  Billheimer 

*i 

C.  A.  Finlev 

Everett,  J  H  E 

Kunztnan,  O  S 

Pressinall.  J  F 

Slater,  A  B 

Edwards,  R  E 

Lang,  L  \V 

Pettigrew  ,  J  L 

Stone,  H  U 

Edwards,  W  II 

Laytham,  C 

Poole,  C  F 

vSan  tongue,  A  J 

Green,  CH 

Longley,  F  II 

Price,  A 

Smith  ,  G  E 

Green,  P  D 

McManamon,  R 

Packard,  L  J 

Smith,  Chris 

Gentry,  H  I 

Mitchener,  W  P 

Reed,  R  U 

Slete,  S  C 

Goltman,  II  H 

McGowen,  J  F 

Reed,  S  J 

Shaver,  W  C 

Hobart,  I  H 

Mosher,  E  F 

Ransome,  B  R 

Schofield,  H  L 

Horan,  J 

Murphv,  H  N 

Reginer,  G 

Spencer,  G  H 

Jones,  Delos 

Mann,  J  W 

Rodgers,  C 

Thompson,  A  A 

King,  W  E 

Macarter,  W  J 

Robinson,  I) 

Thornburg,  L  O 

Kooper,  Eli 

Osborn  ,  J  O 

Raudleinon,  C  F 

Valdespino.  A  S 

Kelly,  R  H 

Palmer,  G  M 

vSutton,  H  G 

Willis,  H  C 

Kunzman,  H  E 

Purviance,  G  I' 

Spragne,  J 

Woolman,  C 

Swift,  D  F 

Yocum,  C  H 

"I"    COMPANY  — PASADENA 


WASH-DAY    IN    CAMP 


Anderson,  Frank  L 
Allen,  B  Wf 
Bacon,  G 
Bennett,  N  D 
Bennett,  B  S  K 
Benson,  Win 
Black,  F  M 
Borgnieyer,  EJ 
Brenner,  Wm 
Bledsoe,  F  C 
Boedefeldt,  F  S 
Caulkins,  P  D 
Capell,  H  H 
Corbin,  R  G 
Coulter,  O  R 


Carson,  G  H 
Curtis,  W  W* 
Deets,  W7  S 
De  Los  Rios,  L 
Dalton,  C  A 
Du  Bois,  J  W 
Dunton,  H  L 
Earl,  F  J 
Feig,  J 

Florentine,  L 
Fox,  L 
Freedman,  C 
Finley,  C  C 
Fisk,  C  E 
Fountain,  J 


COMPANY 


FRANK  L.  REYNOLDS.  .  .Captain  Commanding 
L.  S.  CHAPPELEAR..  ..  First  Lieutenant 


J.  A.  WINANS  

Second  Lieutenant 

Eirst  Sergeant 

G.  G   Ferguson 

Corporal 

B.  C.  Robinson 

Quartermaster  Sergt. 

.  .  .R.  C.  Prentiss 

W.  G.  Tuthill 

Duty  Sergeant  

W.  A.  Wing 

W.  A.  Ball 

H.  E.  Culver 

C.  E.  Chappelear 

U                        (( 

F.  Harlan 

Jno.  H.  Drew 

T.  O.  H.  Bogalsky 

A.  E.  L.  Neitzke 

Corporal                            .  .  .  R.  M.  Conlv                         

R.  E.  L.  Bryan 

L.  E.  Meyers 

Waggoner 

J.  J.  Cheney 

ti 

L.  P.  Neitz 

Artificer 

R.  A.  de  Elwardo 

., 

K.  E.  Tomlinson 

Musician  ... 

W.  M.  Morgan 

« 

C.  Hewitt 

L.  L.  Adolph 

Gibson,  E 

Lewis,  R  W 

Price,  J  T 

Stokes,  D  A 

Guyer,  S  C 

Lockwood,  G  S 

Powers,  J  R 

Syverston,  J  L 

Hathaway,  H  L 

Miller,  C  A 

Perdew,  H  B 

Tally,  H  P 

Hahn,  A  C 

McLean,  E  W 

Roesen,  T  J 

Willson,  W  G 

Hezmalhalch,  F  C 

Mitchell,  J  R 

Reade,  F  L 

Winder,  J  M 

Hemb,  H  H 

Malone,  F  E 

Rissinger,  M  C 

Willis,  J  T 

Hammond,  L  C 

McMullen,  T  J 

Roy,  D  W 

Welch,  C  A 

Hugo,  M 

McGuire,  F  H 

Shuler,  J  G 

Williams,  A 

Johnston,  H 

McQuaid,  F  R 

Scherrer,  Jno 

Young,  M 

Jones,  H 
Keogh,  E  P 

Moore,  W  A 
Morgan,  H  H 

Salomon,  S 
Samuelson,  C  E 

'Discharged  July  26/98 

King,  W  E 

Moesser,  U  S 

Stone,  W  G 

fDeserted  July,  1898 

Kearns,  S  L 

Norman,  J  B 

Somers,  F 

Kingsley,  L  E 

Neff,  W  G 

Swift,  A  J 

Knibbs,  N  L 

Pugh,  F  G 

Stiles,  E  G 

"F"    COMPANY  —  LOS    ANGELES 


COMPANY 


RCteERT  \VAXKOWSKI  .  .Captain  Commanding 

HARRY  A.  BATES First  Lieutenant 

ARTHUR  W.  BRADBURY  . .  .Second  Lieutenant 


APPING    THE    CANTEEN 


I 

Askew,  F  T 
Ayres,  S  N 
Barr,  J  C 
Bradshaw,  C  T 
Breen,  J 
Brown,  N  S 
Bruce,  A  J 
Brust,  Max 
Carleton,  W  H 
Carroll,  L  V 
Chapin,  H  C 
Christensen,  C  T 
Clark,  B 
Connell,  J  D 
Cox,  W  L 


First  Sergeant H.  C.  Miles 

Quartermaster  Sergeant  . .  A.  S.  Clark 

Duty  Sergeant  .  .  .  .  F.  R.  McReynolds 

"  ...  .Geo.  O.  Lockwood 

"  "  Frank  D.  Shearer 

L.  C.  Wells 

Corporal J.  C.  Specht 

"        J.  MacMillan 

"        L.  E.  Foster 

..H.G.French 


Corporal . 


Waggoner 

Artificer 

Musician  .  .  .  .  F 


Craw,  H  E 
Dalton,  L  C 
Dalton,  M  M 
Davis,  R 
Demmitt,  B 
De  Mott,  E  A  C 
Desmond,  R 
Dupree,  Walter 
Eaton,  C  I 
Eaton,  L  H 
Evans,  B  C 
Fanning,  B  E 
Galbreth,  R  M 
Galpin,  A 
Garrett,  R  S 


Goetz,  E  P 
Good,  C  M 
Herrick,  C 
Holt,  W  H 
Hopper,  E  M 
Howard, 'D  A 
Howard,  J  R 
Isaacs,  I  L 
Jacques,  J  C 
Johnson,  E  H 
Johnson,  L  T 
Jones,  J  J 
Keohane,  J  W 
Klein,  A  M 
Krebs,  T  I 


Laventhal,  J 
Lorance,  E 
Law,  G  A 
Lockwood,  O  I 
Lyon,  W  H 
Mack,  E  J 
Macy,  W  H 
Magnone,  J  M 
McReynolds,  C  I 
Meyer,  W  A 
Miller,  C. 
Morris,  W  R 
Morrison,  W  R 
Ottman,  R  G 
Parker,  W  B' 


Pratt,  C  H  W 
Prescott,  F  C,  Jr. 
Reeve,  C  W 
Reeves,  G  A 
Rendler,  J 
Rhein,  C  G 
Richardson,  R  X 
Riddle,  J  F 
Robbins,  J 
Rowe,  F  P 
Russ,  A  A 
Rust,  P  A 
Schmitz,  C 
Searle,  C  G 
Shuler,  C  E 


...S.  L.  Holt 
.  G.  E.  Austin 
.C.  T.  Bullard 
.  L.  T.  McKee 
.  .  G.  F.Mead 
.  .  C.  Elezalda 
.  .1).  B.  Camp 
L.  Schueddig 
.  F.  J.  Beaver 


Sisson,  F  M 
Smith,  H  L 
Smith,  J  L 
Stearns,  R  S 
Stearns,  E  H 
Taylor,  W  H 
Thomson,  C  L 
Thompson,  D  J 
Van  Orman,  C  D 
Velzy,  F  N 
White,  I  E 
Wilson,  H  C 


"A"    COMPANY— LOS    ANGELES 


COMPANY 


Los  Angeles 


S.  R.  LANGWORTHY 

TRUMAN  COLE 

J.  A.  HOLDEN 


.  .  .  Captain  Commanding 

First  Lieutenant 

.  .  Second  Lieutenant 


tr*9t  jf  ^H^k  *-.•  i 

"% 

Corporal     

.  .  J.  E.  F.  Aiken 

IIP? 

JB 

Quartermaster 

Sergeant,  A.  C.  F.  Dee 

.  .  .  C.  B.  Pomeroy 

W    H   Courtney 

C.  Christy 

ii           .  . 

F  W.  Hall 

i 

.  .  H.  G.  Whitlock 

SOLID 

COMFORT 

i>           K 

A   R   Story 

i 

H.  H.  Carter 

.1            n 

C   H    Brown 

i 

J.  B.  Scott 

G.  F.  Wotnersly 

Waggoner  

G.  P.  Dunn 

A.  G.  Coulson 

Artificer  

.  .  .W.  B.  Higgins 

ii 

C.  S.  Church 

Musician  

.  .  .  G.  W.  Simpson 

,, 

H    O    Preston 

Chas.  Lehn 

Albrecht,  J  S 
Allinson,  L 
Avery,  R  W 
Aull,  G  E 

Carson,  T  H 
Cummings,  Ross 
Cleveland,  B  J 
Clark,  B  R 

Forquer,  J  C 
Grant,  A  R 
Gill,  Wm 
Griffin,  G  L 

Kurtz,  S  E 
Ledgerwood,  J  I 
Lemmon,  R  C 
Lloyd,  W  F 

Pollock,  F  I 
Pollard,  B  V  M 
Prine,  W  S 
Quint,  L 

Schuddig,  W  H 
Service,  H  L 
Story,  C  R 
Titcomb,  C  C 

Beidle  C  L 

Clark,  W  J 

Grey,  Geo 

Lang,  C  P 

Rees,  B 

Thomas,  O 

Baker,  E  M 
Baker,  C  J 
Bowen   C  H 

Cole,  H  L 
Chadsey,  E  D 
Davidson,  J  S 

Hall,  J  C 
Hazeltine,  A  R 
Hann,  O  W 

Laughlin,  W  D 
Meissoner,  E 
Meisen,  P  T 

Rogers,  R 
Rheinschild,  A  P 
Ross,  B 

Thomas,  E  G 
Witmer,  A 
Wellington,  F  M 

Bott,  C  H 
Bryant,  C  R 
Burke,  J  H 

Davidson,  C  G 
Dodge,  W 
Davis,  L  L 

Hickox,  Ross 
Huff,  L  M 
Holmquist,  C 

Miller,  J  J 
Molmark,  B  A 
McDonold,  A  L 

Smith,  F  H 
Smith,  R  M 
Sheppard,  C  B 

Whitson,  H  H 
Whiteside,  R  O 
Woodward,  F  C 

Bottrof,  D  P 
Berryman,  A  R 

Duncan,  D  P 
Fisher,  G 

Ingraham,  W  W 
Kline,  C 

McEwen,  C  A 
Nightwine,  F 

Schulz,  E  F 
Scott,  T  B 

Wood,  C  H 
Willman,  C  G 

Britton,  S  E 

Fuller,  C  B 

Kupfer,  FJ 

O'Donnell,  W  T 

Scott,  R  W 

"C"   COMPANY  —  LOS    ANGELES 


FORMING    LINK    OF    MASSES    ON    I'ERSIDIO 
BRIGADIER-GENERAL  HUGHES    IN    FOREGROUND 


BRIGADE    MASSED    IN    THREE    LINES,    FIRST    LINE    MOVING    COLUMN    FOURS 


THIRD    BATTALION    MARCHING 


THIRD    HATTALION    AT    REST 


COMPANY 


Santa   Ana 


S.  H.  FINLEY Captain  Commanding 

\V.  A.  GREENLEAF First  Lieutenant 

L.  L.  VESTAL..  ..Second  Lieutenant 


THE    COLONEL'S 

TENT 

Adams,  C  K 

Chase,  H  A 

Adams,  L  H 

Clough,  E  A 

Adams,  D  D 

Colley,  H 

Allen,  M 

Cooper,  M  C 

Austin,  J  A 

Day,  A 

Barker,  C  W 

Difley,  E 

Barton,  E  F 

Dilley,  T  V 

Bowers,  W  B 

Dunham,  W 

Bowman,  C  E 

Ellis,  J  C 

Bradbury,  E  R 

Evans,  E 

Brown,  TJ 

Farmer,  J 

Bush,  D 

Field,  D  D 

Carmack,  L 

Field,  G  M 

Chandler,  L  L 

Fish,  B  H 

First  Sergeant 

G.  H.  Mapill 

Corporal  

E.  Collier 

Quartermaster  Sergeant.  .A.  F.  Smith 

.  .  R.  C.  McClay 

Duty 

Sergeant. 

.  .  .J.  C.  Abbey 

11 

H.  M.  Day 

'  ' 

" 

.   L.  R.  Brock 

" 

J. 

M.  McReynolds 

11 

" 

C.  W.  Hannah 

" 

T.  S.  Hatfieldt 

" 

" 

.  G.  Campbell 

" 

.  .   W.  A.  Eades 

Corporal  .  .  .  . 

L.  A.  Barrett 

u 

.A.  H.  Sitton 

" 

B.  E-  Johnson 

Wagg 

oner 

A.  L.  Walter 

" 

C.  L   Bishop 

Artificer  

.  L.  W.  Baker* 

(4 

.   E.  G.  Glenn 

" 

.  .  L.  E.  Manuel 

" 

.  .  F.  S.  Weber 

Musician      

.  .  B.  E.  Nourse 

«l 

A.  P.  Dresser 

"        M.  E.  Holderman 

Fox,  G  K 

Kuizenga,  E 

N 

Muffleman, 

11 

J             Sissons,  W  R 

Gladden,  M  L 

Kurtz,  O  S 

Nail,  W  P 

Shannon,  S 

Glaser,  W  L 

Light,  H  B 

Newman,  A 

Smith,  W  C 

Halladay,  G  N  t 

Littlefield,  R 

W 

Nigg,  W 

Steadnian,  A  R 

Hickey,  E  C 

Love,  J 

North,  C  L 

Talbott,  G  E 

Higgins,  W 

Lutz,  B  F 

Northcross, 

B 

Thomas,  H 

Higley,  H  F 

Lutz,  F  W 

Northcross, 

N 

N           Turner,  C  A 

Hossler,  F  C 

Lyon,  P  O 

Northcross, 

W 

P           Upham,  H  G 

lines,  C 

McDivitt,  W 

L 

Ogborn,  E  F 

Vegeley,  R  F 

Johnson,  T  B 

McGougan,  J 

O 

Overshider, 

C 

J             Waffle,  C  E 

Johnston,  D  J 

McMurray,  B  C 

Peabody,  H 

S 

Wilms,  J  J 

Johnston,  J 

McNaught,  C 

W 

Prichard,  W 

W              Woodrome,  H  L 

Kepley,  C  W 

Mefford,  J 

Porter,  A  D 

Warling,  O  H 

Kolberg,  C  F  W 

Minter,  C  A 

Rentier,  W 

Zerman,  V  E 

*  Died  July  22,  1898 


t  Discharged  July  10,  1898 


J  Died  August  5,  1898 


"L"    COMPANY— SANTA    ANA 


HOLDING    UP    THE    QUARTERMASTER 


Allen,  G  S 
Adams,  E  L 
Armstrong,  J  C 
Bandy,  H  F 
Bradley,  F  W 
Benn,   C  F 
Bell,  A 
Boughn,  F  O 
Barnett,  M 
Beard, F 
Beard,  A 
Blair,  W  D 
Brooks,  W  H 
Byers,  J  L 
Bates,  D  L 


Confer,  Le  Roy 
Cummings,  D  N 
Cook,  W  L 
Chase,  J  B 
Criss,  F  H 
Cathcart,  C  R 
Chamberlin,  F  H 
Ualy,  J  J 
Davis,  W  F 
Davison,  C  W 
De  Nure,  A  L 
Dewey,  C  O 
Dunn',  J  J 
Day,  G  A 
Downing,  E 


COMPANY 


Santa    Paula 


CHARLES  H.  FERNALD,  Captain  Commanding 

OLIVER  J.  KENNEY First  Lieutenant 

JOHN  I.  McKENNA Second  Lieutenant 


First  Sergeant R.  E.  Moore 

Quartermaster  Sergt. .  .  G.  H.  Skinner 

Duty  Sergeant O.  J.  Hardison 

R.  Mitchell 

C.  C.  Bell 

F.  W.  Cole 

Corporal    J.  T.  Rolls 

J.H.Rogers 

.  .  C.  M.  Sackett 


Ferguson,  G 
Ferrell,  G  W 
Freeman,  O  L 
Flood,  RJ 
Flood,  C  R 
French,  C  J 
Franklin,  E  M 
Franklin,  G  M 
Glazebrook ,  J  L 
Granger,  A  E 
Green,  W  P 
Hickok,  R  W 
Hobbs,  E  W 
Hewitt,  C  F 
Hanna,  G  P 


House,  A  R 
House,  S  B 
Henke,  G  A 
Jeffs,  J  H 
Kelsea,  F  M 
Lloyd,  F  W 
Logan,  C  M 
Logdon, E  S 
Lattemore,  H  G 
McKell,  J  R 
Mahan,  R  E 
Mullen,  W 
McGhee,  G 
Morris,  J  M 
Pound,  J  L 


Corporal 


Waggoner  .  .  . 

Artificer 

Musician .  . 


Puckett,  C  N 
Pruett,  H  * 
Perkins,  H  W 
Perkins,  C  M 
Rosenberg,  T  E 
Rosenberg,  N  I 
Rosenberg,  A  R 
Rice,  C 
Russeli,  F  G 
Rector,  F  G 
Reilly,  J  M 
Smith,  I  E 
Smith,  J 
Sharp,  N 
Shafer,  T  G 


W.  T.  Steele 

Z.  G.  Graham 

.W.  L.  Hagenbaugh 

A.  G.  Thelin 

M.  G.  Jones 

M.  G.  Seeley 

G.  M.  Franklin 

C.  F.  Fernald 

H.  A.  Burrows 

B.  J.  Wurch 


Sprague,  O  V 
Spilenmn,  E  E 
Stevens,  R  W 
Stowell,  A  W  t 
Thurmond,  G  W 
Taylor,  W  C 
Vandaveer,  W 
Weisbach,  L  C 
Williams,  F  B 
Williams,  H  L 
White,  O  S 
Wilder,  A  H 
Whitney,  R  W 

*  Died  May  25,  189! 

J  Died  July  15,  1896 


COMPANY  — SANTA     PAULA 


A    COMPANY    STREKT 


Adams,  E 
Blain,  K 
Baker,  F  J 
Bowen,  C  F 
Bowen,  M  S 
Butler,  S 
Broaded,  H  A 
Bickford,  H 
Bishop,  N  J 
Burnette,  P  A 
Bradford,  J  H 
Carter,  A  A 
Caldwell,  E  V 
Cashon,  J  B 


Cornelius,  A 
Cornelius,  C 
Cosgrove,  Fred 
Davenport,  L 
Dowse,  T 
Dorr,  G  \V 
Ek,  O  T 
Fischer,  W  C 
Fromyer,  H  E 
Ferguson, J 
Gay  lord,  G  A 
Gibson, J  G 
Gould,  J  P 
Harris,  C  W 


COMPANY 


Pomona 


HARRY  T.  MATTHEWS     Captain  Commanding 
JOHN  A.  EASON  First  Lieutenant 

SAMUEL  CRAWFORD 

Second  Lieutenant 

First  Sergeant 

loliti  \V.  T,PP 

Corporal                 .  . 

J.  R.  Crapo 

Quartermaster  Sergeant,  E.  F.  Schocli 

.  .  W.  E.  Stevens 

Dutv  Sergeant 

C.  E   Dudley 

< 

....  D.   Andrews 

A.  M.  Hurtt 

. 

H.    N.  Barnes 

<i           i> 

C.  F.  Spencer 

. 

G.  M.  Varrell 

,,           i, 

L.  F.  Beckett 

' 

W.  F.  Scott 

Corporal 

O   A   Charlton 

i 

R.  L.  Miner 

4  ( 

.  C.  M.  Baughman 

Waggoner  

J.  L.  Rightmeir 

" 

L    W.  Heath 

Musician 

C.  B.  Brown 

1  1 

T   E   Mills 

Artificer 

.  .  .G.  C.  Dav 

" 

.  .  .  E.  J.   Mead 

Hawkins,  B 

Lovelace,  J  A  H 

Page,  G  F 

Shafer,  W  E 

Herwig,  H  F 

Mendelowitz,  Ido 

Reynard,  W  G 

Talbert,  C  P 

Hill,  J  H 

Manchester,  O  B 

Riley,  E  S 

Underwood,  C  E 

Hinton,  C 

McKennon,  W  F 

Roberts,  H 

Wright,  E  S 

Hils,  H 

McKennon,  B 

Rothaermel,  F  E 

White,  C  P 

Johnson,  G  W 

McLachlan  ,  C 

Stone,  A  L 

Woody,  F 

Johnston,  C  A 

Meyer,  W 

Staples,  C  R 

Wells,  B  L 

Kellar,  E  H 

Mooney,  Jos. 

Simmons,  J  A 

Wilson,  F  E 

Lane,  H  E 

Xewcomb,  A  A 

Simmons,  F 

Watson,  O  E 

Linstruth,  J 

O'Neil,  T  E 

Snoke,  E 

Ward,  H  E 

Longwell,  CP 

Peters,  C  M 

Snook,  F  A 

Warner,  D 

Latta,  C  E 

Pierce,  M  J 

Searl,  R  F 

Wallace,  E  L 

Ludden,  M  E 

Patton,  E  C 

Svenson,  E  W 

Yarrow,  G  W 

Lichtenwalter,  C  F 

Perceval,  G  D 

Smith,  A  N 

Young,  C  B 

.  .  .. 

_,  .  . 

Ziegler,  C 

'D"    COMPANY  —  POMONA 


A     POPULAR    MAN 


Arnold,  G  G 
Ball,  WS 
Blackstock,  F 
Butler,  F 
Barnard,  J  C 
Burnett,  J 
Bushurd,   W  H 
Craig,  R 
Cook,  C  E 
Connelly,  J 
Collins,  M 
Clark, J 
Churchman,  H 
Cuplin,  G  W 


Carter,  E  L 
Corey,  H  E 
Danford,  F  I-/ 
Donaldson,  J  S 
Daly,  G  L 
Dutton,  W  T 
Drown,  J 
Eagan,  WJ 
Evert,  C 
Fahe,  J 
Fitch,  M  I, 
Flint,  H  P 
Foltz,  H  C 
Eraser,  J  R 


COMPANY 


Ventura 


ALBERT  W.  BROWNE. 
JNO.  W.  HAMMONS  .  . 
JAS.  R.  DALY 


.  Captain  Commanding 

First  Lieutenant 

.Second  Lieutenant 


First  Sergeant  . 
Quartermaster  ' 
Duty  Sergeant. 

J   W  Larmer 

Corp 

Wag 
Artif 
Musi 

oral          .  .  . 

.    .  .  J.  Joy 

Sergeant  .  .  F.  C.  Hunt 
G.  W.  Johnson 
L.  R.  Bates 
S   P  Rowe 

D.  P.  Hickey 
R.  D.  Pidduck 

J.  R.  Orton 

.  O.  T.Jones 

G.  W.  Baker 

H.  C.  Booth 

D.  McRae 

C.  A.  Gandolfo 

joner  

.  .   J.  O.  Dockery 

i. 

.  .  .  C.  Houston 

cer  
cian  

T.  Wilden 
A.  O.  B.  Brown 

..I.C.  Tilden 

,, 

J.  Hund 
.  .  C.  Eastin 

Friend,  T 
Fish,  O 
Ferris,  J 
Gillespie,  C  H 
Hunter,  W  H 
Hunt,  H  M 
Hamilton,  W 
Hobart,  M  C 
Hudson,  C 
Hatten,  Patrick 
Heard,  F  D 
Ilenstein,  W 
Jones,   C 
Lehme,   H 


Larrisoii,   W  A 
Lavally,  L  H 
Lorenzana,  S 
Lynn,  L  E 
Marchelaiue,  W 
Mosgrove,  H  C 
Mikesel,  J  M 
Mungari,  V 
Martin,  W 
Mitchell,  J 
Maguire,  T 
Maher,  M 
Murray,  G  B 
McDonald,  J  A 


McFadden,  J 
McRae,  J  J 
O'Donell,  T 
Pidduck,  S  R 
Pinkerton,  J  H 
Pyle,  Frank 
Reynolds,  R 
Reynolds,  A  J 
Rodibaugh,  F  H 
Ruiz,  G  R 
Russell,  A  L 
Rowland,  W  A 
Rice,  S  E 
Ramsey,  R  F 


Staples,  R  F 
Sparks,  E 
Swasey,  A  I 
Smith,  W 
Smith,  R  W 
Sheldon,  C  I, 
Sanchez,  M  L 
Steep  let  on,  C  H 
Sarp,  A 
Sharp,  G 
Tripp,  C  A 
Tyson,  S 
Wilfong,  J  & 
Wilson,  H  E 


"H"    COMPANY— VENTURA 


CALENDAR 


Left  Los  Angeles May  6th 

Arrived  at  Presidio May  yth 

Mustered  in May  gth 

Moved  to  Camp  Merritt May  25th 

Assigned  to  steamship  Indiana       June  2oth 

Order  rescinded June  25th 

Assurances  from  Major-General  Otis  of  going  on  fourth  expedition June  2yth 

Left  behind  by  fourth   expedition July  isth 

Assurances  from  Brigadier-General  Otis  of  going  on  fifth  expedition July  i?th 

Left  behind  by  fifth  expedition July  23d 

Assurances  of  going  on  the  Scandia July  2Sth 

Assurances  from  General  Miller  of  going  on  the  Sydney  and  Australia  .  .August  22d 
Moved  back  to  Presidio August  24th 


OFF    FOR     MANILA 


BREAKING    CAMP 


THE    WRECK 


BAND 


Alder,  J. 
Brown,  C.  B. 
Dowse,  T.  S. 
Fountain,  Jesse 
Horton,  F.  M. 
Holmqtiist,  C.  \V. 
Jacquess,  J.  C. 
Jenkins,  A.  T. 
Jones,  J.  J. 
Ketchum,  Grove 


Malone,  F.  E. 
Pierce,  M.  F. 
Randall,  A.  L. 
Sisson,  W.  R. 
Spencer,  George 
Sprague,  O.  V. 
Tobias,  H. 
Weed,  T.  B. 
Whitney,  R.  W. 
Woolman,  Claude 


SEVENTH    REGIMENT    BAND 


BANCROFT 
1JBRARY 


FIELD    MUSIC 


COLUMN    OF    MASSKS    CHANCING    DIRECTION    TO    THK    RIGHT 


A  CIVILIAN'S  COMMENTS 


LHEY  are  makers  of  history,  these  volunteer  soldiers  of  ours  ;  not  only  as  a  part  of  the 
great  machine  that  has  crushed  out  wrong,  as  embodied  in  the  acts  of  Spain,  but  in  a 
lesser  yet  wonderful  way,  which  Balzac  alone  could  make  plain  to  the  casual  reader. 

The  company  street  is  the  soldiers'  home,  if  they  can  be  said  to  have  one.     If  the  tents 
are  the  "  wall  "  kind,  there  is  a  row  of  them  each  side,  with  an  average  of  eight  men  to  a 
tent;  but  if  they  are  the  large,  round,  peaked  kind,  there  is  but  one  row,  with  an  average  of 
twenty-five  men  in  each.     In  the  very  early  morning,  move  the  tent-flap,  and  you  will  see 
the  men  packed  like  sardines  almost,  each  rolled  in  his  gray  blanket,  and  down  flat  on  the  sand. 
There  is  a  mould  of  each  man  in  the  sand  when  he  gets  up  in  the  morning.    Straw  was  allowed 

ii*-vijj" 

at  first,  but  it  was  ordered  away  as  not  being  preparatory  for  the  hardships  of  actual  field  serv- 
ice. True,  some  have  nice,  soft  boards  to  lie  on;  yet  it's  an  unusual  colonel  who  permits  that.  The  air 
in  these  tents  becomes  very  close  before  morning.  I  believe  there  are  no  regulations  as  to  ventilation,  so 
an  outsider  takes  his  inquisitive  nose  away  very  quickly  after  he  has  poked  it  inside. 

"  Early  to  rise  "  is  not  only  a  virtue  but  also  a  necessity  here.     They  crawl  out  at  the  bugle  call,  a 
sleepy,  sorry  looking  set  indeed.     Cold  water  brightens  them,  however,  and  they  "  Fall  in  for  mess  "  with 


the  active  spirit  of  the  day  full  upon  them.  The  long  line  of  eighty  to  one  hundred  men,  each  carrying 
his  tin  plate  and  cup,  is  indeed  a  sight.  "Com-pan-ee,  atteu-shun  !  Right  face  !  Forward, — march  !  " 
There  they  go,  tramp,  tramp,  through  the  sand,  with  a  great  clatter  of  tin  and  much  "joshing  "  down 
the  line,  for  an  assault  on  the  cook  !  Each  comes  straggling  back  presently,  his  loaded  plate  in  one  hand 
and  his  cup  of  black  coffee  in  the  other.  I  call  it  good  food  that  they  get.  It's  coarse  and  plain, 
naturally,  but  it's  clean  and  well  cooked,  and  there's  plenty  of  it. 

The  soldier  drills  two  hours  and  a  half  every  morning,  and  the  same  in  the  afternoon.  This  drill 
may  be  in  company  or  battalion  or  regiment.  It  may  be  in  light  or  heavy  marching  order;  though  usually 
in  light  order,  which  means  simply  the  gun — no  knapsack  or  blankets.  Those  who  think  soldier-life  a 
desirable  pastime  ought  to  try  a  day  of  it,  started  with  an  early  hour  of  "setting-up  exercises  "  and  con- 
tinued with  two  doses  of  drill. 

I  should  pause  here  to  say  that  a  company  is  made  up  of  from  eighty-one  to  one  hundred  and  six 
men.  A  battalion  comprises  four  companies  and  there  are  three  battalions  in  a  full  regiment.  Each 
battalion  is  commanded  by  a  Major.  Above  the  Majors  are  the  Lieutenant-Colonel  and  the  Colonel. 
Company  drill  is  interesting  ;  battalion  drill  more  so  ;  and  full  regimental  drill,  with  all  officers  above 
Captains  mounted,  is  a  truly  inspiring  sight.  When  the  regiment  goes  out,  the  band  leads  with  stirring 
music,  the  color  guard  is  in  the  center,  with  the  bonny  flags  waving  high,  and  there  are  ideas  of  force  and 
of  symmetry  about  it  all  that  rouse  one  and  impel  him  to  go  along,  too,  and  cheer  !  They  look  very  bus- 
iness-like, very  ready,  and  intensely  American,  these  troops  in  this  shape.  There  is  naught  of  the  "  tin- 


soldier  "  about  them.  One  feels,  aye,  knows,  that  the}'  will  go  into  battle  with  the  same  steady  cheeriness 
that  carries  them  yonder  to  the  Presidio  hill. 

Let  us  go  back  with  them  to  the  company  street.  Outside  of  drill  and  mess  hours  the  time  is  pretty 
much  their  own,  save  the  hours  spent  by  each  in  turns  on  guard.  They  use  it  for  washing  and  mending, 
for  writing  letters  or  reading,  or  for  plain,  ordinary  talking.  Here  and  there  a  card  game  is  going.  I 
notice  that  they  play  as  they  work  —  without  limit.  If  it's  not  too  hot,  a  baseball,  a  football  or  a  pair  of 
boxing  gloves  may  be  in  sight.  Any  little  unusual  occurrence  seems  to  arouse  their  curiosity  quickly, 
and  they  come  pouring  out  of  their  tents  by  dozens.  Good-natured  always,  though.  It  is  a  testimonial 
to  the  marvelous  virtue  of  discipline  that  so  many  men  of  so  many  kinds  can  be  kept  together  with  so 
little  bickering. 

So  the  day  passes  and  comes  the  night.  Slowly  cease  all  sounds  and  stir  of  life.  There  remains 
silence,  and  a  vista  of  closed  tents.  Peace  seems  to  hover  over  this  armed  host.  I  doubt  not  that  prayers 
arise,  offered  consciously  or  unconsciously  in  the  only  privacy  possible  to  a  soldier,  that  of  the  night,  and 
urged  upward  by  the  yearning  of  his  loneliness  I  am  sure  that  winged  angels  of  tender  thought  speed 
swiftly  up  and  away,  East  and  South,  to  loved  ones  lingering  there.  The  serious,  solemn  side  of  contest 
shows  itself  by  night,  and  the  soldier  sees  it,  too. 

Two  incidents  are  worthy  of  special  mention  here.  The  first  was  when  the  Seventh  was  out  one 
morning  for  exercise  to  music.  The  regiment  extended  some  three  blocks  down  street  in  two-pace  forma- 
tion. Some  enterprising,  patriotic  citizen  had  erected  a  flagpole  about  midway  of  the  line.  During  a 


period  of  rest  he  hoisted  his  new  flag,  a  beautiful,  large,  silk  one.  As  Old  Glory  rose  and  spread  itself  to 
the  breeze  the  regiment  broke  into  long-continued  and  uncontrollable  cheers  !  It  was  condensed  emotion 
vociferated,  and  very  thrilling.  Shortly  after,  the  Tennessee" regiment  came  by,  on  the  move  from  Camp 
Merritt  to  the  Presidio.  Every  man  in  the  Seventh  turned  out  and  yelled  himself  hoarse  for  the  boys  who 
once  wore  the  gray  and  now  wear  the  blue.  There  was  a  significance  of  national  import  in  that  incident. 
I  cannot  close  without  a  word  as  to  the  glory  that  rightfully  attaches  to  the  Seventh  in  this  campaign. 
'  They  also  serve  who  only  stand  and  wait."  Camp  life  is  trying  and  it  is  the  hardest  thing  in  the  world 
to  be  patient.  Heroism  is  exhibited  as  admirably  in  doing  the  dull  duty  of  the  passing  hour  as  it  should 
be  done  as  in  leaping  to  the  front  at  the  order  "  Charge  !  "  These  men  of  the  Seventh  have  had  the  very 
hardest  part  of  the  war  to  endure,  and  they  have  borne  it  nobly.  No  one  who  knows  anything  about 
them  questions  but  that  if  the  opportunity  had  come,  or  if  it  does  come,  nothing  could  or  can  stop  the 
Seventh  in  the  discharge  of  its  duty,  save  complete  annihilation.  Therefore,  all  glory  and  honor  to  them, 
be  their  duties  what  they  may. 


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